Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-08
IN WITH ras new.

IN WITH TnE NEW.
Council Organissd List Evsntng-An
tho Now members seatsd-A Commit,
tee on HuIes.
The old members Of Oouneil met last
veping at Z 40 O'Clock, and wers called
10 order BY President Eckel. On mo-
tion of Mr.. Merits TAylof,a com mittee OF
lthree, consisting or Mestrs. Taylor.
Ayars and Miller, were appointed 70
examine the credentials Of the members
elect.
hour he had Teceiveh . CONN upicati0n
In regard to the credentials OF tho mem.
her elected from the Fifth ward, which
he would hand over to the committee.
after which they retired to the May orr
office.
The committee returned In . few
minutes and stated they found that the
tally sheet OF tho Third district was
| locked up in the ballot box. Mr. TAylo
moved that tho boz be brought In Coun.
ell and opened, aHd upon the motion
being adopted the tally sheet WAS taken
out.
The committee again retired, aud re-
turned about 8 10 O'Clock, when they
reported that they found the folio owina
me m bers elected and duly qualified tG
take their seats: First ward, William
la BauRb; Second, William III. Quinn
Third, Daniel MoKonney; Fourth,
James y. McGonigsl; Filth, L. A.
Bower; Sixth, Edwin Moore; Seventh
). w. Hawkins; Eighth, William Nc
Menamiu: Ninth. Aaron 8. Beale
Tenth. M. j. eharkey; Eleventh, John
White; Twelfth. james r. Mcbride, al
for two years, and Charles A. Ryan In
/ the Tenth ward for one year.
Mr.. Merris Taylor moved that they
be qualidtd according to law. and the
oath was admipistered by President
Eckel. after which they took theiI
osats.
The following reeolution. offered BY
Mr.. Merris Tay lor, WAS adopted: IRE
solved, 1hst . com mittee be appointed
to prepars ruler, and that the old ruler
be con tinued in force until the new
ones are adopted I"
Mr.. BaynArd offered . resolution In
Istruoting the City Solicitor to take sucf
steps - asy be necessary to bring Il
Justice the parties engaged 10 perpetra
ding the frauds in the Tenth election
district latt Saturday, and moved itI
adoption.
Mr.. Merris Taylor opposed the resolu
Ition ON the ground that the law OF thii
Estate Is ample to punish any offender
al d that II aI y ore knew of fraud hav
ling been perpetrated they could svea
Iout q warrant for those VINO had don,
lit.
he a'so contended that " was OF III,
|provlnce OF Council to prosecute case
IUf tbis nature. and said they enould b'
Iplaced In the hands OF the Attorney
IGenersl. In conclusion he moved tina
1.-THE further consideration Of the motion
be indefinitely postponed. A discussion
Iensued, which was participated in /,
Messrs. M. Taylor, Bs5nard, Morton
lard Qainp. all OF whom were in favo
OF = po.tJ nennent except Mr. Bsynard
and when at las. vote was taken Mr.
Tsy lor's motion WAS adopted and TN
matter dropped.
On motion Of Mr. Qui,u, orders wer,
drawn In favor Of the officers who helt
the election last Saturday, and for rem
for the rooms where 1t WAS held.
The Prssidtn mt announced Messrs
Tcylor, Hession and Cham bers, as th,
committee on rules, and Council ther
adjourned.
Their was large number ofspectatori rs
present, the greater part of whom wer,
ID emocratic ward workers, and aspirant,
for the few offices within the power o
Council to bestow.
A caucus will be held this evening by
the Democratic members, for the purpos'
of nominating clerk and bailifl, and ar
ranging the committees. Street, Sewer
II nd m a q
will be appointed to serve until July LIST
when the Street and Sewer Commission
will come In power, and these committee
lwill be abolished, leaving Council bu
twelve standing committees, OF which six
lviz. bonds, navigation, education, &C
lcounts, engrossment and new map ar
Isinecures.
AS far as could be learned there is n
deposition to the re election of Cler
Messick aud Bailiff Kelly. As this is tn
lease, 1t is hard to understand why th
lclection did not take place last evening
as has always been the custom hereto
fore.
The City Solicitor and Auditor will b
Ielected Thursday nigh, 10th inst, and
Icaucus will be held next week to nam
candidates for these positions. j. Fian
1 ''oiii phC PiCoChp SiOf huuitOiy 10 th
Heading candidate for the first named pc
Isitiop, with certainty of IL votes, 1t
said, in the caucus, which would civ
him the nominal ion. Henry G. Turner
the pres Mt incumbent, is also candl
date, but as he has already served tw
terms, the feeling seems to be, with man
of the members, that he should b
lcontent, and give some one Else chance
There are several candidates for tn
> loflice of City Auditor, but the conte,
!, seems to be between ex Councilman job
A. Newell and Peter A. Horty. cf tt
Eighth ward, in whose favor determiI
ed stand will he made by the member
from that ward.
The regular meeting OF Council will
held 10 morrow night, and the busine
OF the eneuing year fully inaugurated.
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Case Dismissed.
DR.. Grimshaw was before the M
nisipsl Court this morning charged b
Oaief Engineer Sweeney with violAtiu
the law in relAtion Tn DlpOip0 fire q